Protesters unaware of the law Most protesters intend to abide by the legal framework regulating protest but have limited awareness of it and are often prevented from doing so because of the law’s defects. Police think protests still require permission Although the PAPP Law was amended in 2016, most police still regard notification forms as an application for permission to protest. Police want to dictate protest content, form, and location The police pressured the majority of protesters to change the content, form, and location of their protests, in violation of international democratic standards.